2022
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Pabi Daniel said, “History has been nothing but a cover up when it comes to the story of Africans. The story of my people I feel has always been brushed under the carpet for far too long… so I feel burdened as an artist to lift the carpet up and represent what has always been there - the thriving cultural evolution of my people. My responsibility is not just to make beautiful paintings but to make bold representations that clearly defines the space of black people in our history.”
Aged just 23, Daniel is already emerging as one of the most exciting artists working in Ghana today. Largely self-taught, he uses portraiture as a medium to engage in conversations about identity, cultural expression and preservation, always relishing the act of painting itself. Applying pigment in sculptural layers as well as smooth washes, Daniel prompts his audience to consider paint’s sociological aspects as well as its material reality: who have painters been, in canonical – Western – art history? Who have been their muses, and how might those categories be troubled by a painter beyond those confines?
Pabi Daniel: We Gonne Be Alright: October 12 - November 9
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